“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.” -- Zig Ziglar
Happiness at Work
As adults, we spend a huge proportion of our waking hours at work. However, the days where work was viewed as something to be endured as a means to supporting your family and your lifestyle are long gone. We now have an overwhelming range of choices in terms of career, and we have grown to expect the right to be happy while we’re at work.
Being happy at work can be more challenging than being happy in other areas of your life, because for many people there are many factors at their workplace that they cannot control. That said, it is still a very achievable outcome.
As an employee
do you need to learn what you can do to be happy in a less than optimal work situation?
If you are not happy at work you need to figure out:
a) is it the job?
b) is it the company you work for?
c) is it your attitude or approach to the work?
Equipped with those answers, you then need to work out:
a) do you change companies?
b) do you change career direction?
c) do you make changes where you are?
Leaving your job isn't always necessary in order to become happier at work. There are a variety of tools and techniques you can use to significantly improve your happiness at work in within a short space of time. If you'd like some help with that, email me on hilda@thehappinessbusiness.com
Happiness is good for Business
It has been proven time and again that a happy workforce positively affects the bottom line of any business. The benefits are many and varied and include:
Greater focus, initiative, creativity and efficiency
Inner motivation to do a good job, which is more effective and lasting than motivation by reward packages
Greater responsiveness and adaptability to change
Delivery of higher quality work
Better overall client experience
Attracting the best people
Reduced absenteeism and staff turnover
As a senior manager
do you need to learn what you can do to positively affect the happiness of your team?
As a business owner
do you need to learn what you can do to foster a genuinely happy work place?
If yours is a generally unhappy workplace, and you have the power to affect change, you need to
1) clarify the specific reasons why morale is low
2) identify steps that can be taken to promote a happier workplace
3) decide which steps you will take and make a real commitment to implementing them
4) take responsibility every day for changing the culture to one that supports the happiness and well-being of your workforce
Fostering a happy workplace may not be as expensive as you think. Mostly it is much more about the fundamentals such as communication, autonomy over work, trust and respect than it is about the material package on offer.
Far from being a luxury, for long term business success, fostering a work culture that supports the well being of each and every employee is essential.
Do you have a business problem that you just can't seem to find a solution to? I offer one-to-one and group creative problem solving sessions. Allow up to two hours for individual work. Group work can be a half or full day session, depending on your needs.
We will look at the problem from all angles and using a tried and tested process, brainstorm a very wide range of ideas. You will be amazed at the variety of ideas that will emerge, not all practical or new, but as we work through the process new and practical ideas will emerge. All you'll have to do then is choose which ones to act on now, which to park and which to dump!
To arrange an appointment to discuss your problem solving or other business coaching needs, email me on hilda@thehappinessbusiness.com
